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Passing TryHackMe SEC1
Introduction TryHackMe’s Cyber Security 101 (SEC1) is the platform’s foundational certificate; the step up from the SEC0 (Pre Security) path. One learning path, six domains, covering both sides of the fence: operating system skills, network traffic analysis, web application security, security operations, password attacks, and malware analysis fundamentals. The exam is scenario-based and fully hands-on,…
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The OSI and TCP/IP model
Introduction Now this might seem a bit random, but I’ve always been intrigued by both, the OSI model especially. It really was the first thing I ever learned about networking, more than 25 years ago. I’ve been very busy the last weeks with work, Hacker Holidays, a couple of my own projects, etc. I’ve been…
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Attacker workstation on a Mac
Introduction I run my daily work off a MacBook, and for a while I told myself I could install nmap and a handful of tools straight onto macOS with Homebrew and call it a day. That works until the first time you run something you don’t fully understand yet against a target, on the same…
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Google’s Prepare for cybersecurity jobs
Introduction Last course of my Google’s Cybersecurity Professional Certificate adventure. I’ll cover everything except for the AI module. This one will deserve some special attention (next week). As always, I’ll share the cliff notes on the courses as I go. Dense summaries of what actually matters. Today: Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs.…